The new Senegal jersey with a single star, an admission of powerlessness against Morocco?

Equipment manufacturer Puma has unveiled the jersey for the 2026 World Cup. The absence of the second star, intended to crown the recent triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations, immediately sparked incomprehension among supporters. Behind the official discourse, the validation of this outdated equipment betrays a genuine lack of illusion regarding a favorable outcome before the sports justice system.

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To justify itself, the Senegalese Football Federation pleaded for unavoidable deadlines, as the manufacturing had begun in August 2025. "The industrial constraints did not allow interrupting this already ongoing process," the body states, apologizing and promising a version embroidered with two stars for September.

Publicly, the discourse remains very offensive, however. The country does not accept that the African Football Confederation’s appeals panel declared the Teranga Lions as forfeited (3-0) for the farcical final in Rabat, which they had nevertheless won on the pitch (1-0).

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After appealing to the CAS, the government has even pushed the case onto the diplomatic field by demanding an international investigation into "suspicions of corruption." A particularly loud public outrage against an alleged Moroccan influence, but which now struggles to mask the unofficial recognition of this destitution.